Buster's Happy Hour

Buster's Happy Hour
Studio album by
Buster Poindexter
Released1994
Recorded1993–1994
Genre
Length52:30
LabelRhino/Forward
ProducerBrian Koonin
Buster Poindexter chronology
Buster Goes Berserk
(1989) 		Buster's Happy Hour
(1994) 		Buster's Spanish Rocketship
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Los Angeles Times(favorable)[1]
Stereo Review(unfavorable)[3]
The Village Voice(choice cut)[4]

Buster's Happy Hour is the third album from Buster Poindexter, the alter ego of singer David Johansen.[5]

Like his previous album Buster Goes Berserk, it features his backing band the Banshees of Blue, and features covers of rhythm and blues songs of the 1940s and 1950s. The cover of the album is a painting by Johansen.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Breakin' Up the House" 2:36
2."Big Fat Mamas Are Back in Style" 2:06
3."Doin' What I Please"Fats Waller, Andy Razaf2:48
4."Let Me In" 2:20
5."I Got Loaded" 2:24
6."Saturday Night Fish Fry" (duet with Soozie Tyrell)Louis Jordan, Ellis Walsh2:51
7."Lavender Coffin" 2:17
8."Rocket 88"Ike Turner, credited to Jackie Brenston2:49
9."The Worst Beer I Ever Had" 5:48
10."Who Drank My Beer (While I Was in the Rear)?" 2:49
11."Rockin' All Nite Long" 2:28
12."Knock'm Down Whiskey" 2:33
13."Pink Champagne" 2:53
14."Drunk" (duet with Bill Morrissey) 2:50
15."I'll Die Happy" 3:25
16."Butcher Pete (Parts 1 & 2)"Roy Brown4:57
17."Alcohol"Ray Davies4:36
Total length:52:30

Personnel

  • Buster Poindexter - vocals
  • Randy Andos - tuba
  • Crispin Cioe - flute, alto, baritone and tenor saxophone
  • Laurence Etkin - trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
  • Bob Funk - trombone
  • Tony Garnier - upright bass, vocals
  • Charlie Giordano - piano, accordion, vocals
  • Arno Hecht - clarinet, baritone and tenor saxophone
  • Brian Koonin - banjo, guitar, vocals
  • Lisa Lowell - vocals
  • Tony Machine - drums, vocals
  • Sherryl Marshall - vocals
  • Bill Morrissey - vocals
  • Catherine Russell - vocals
  • Soozie Tyrell - violin, vocals
  • Fred Walcott - percussion, vocals

References

  1. ^ a b Lewis, Randy (1994-04-28). "Buster Poindexter "Buster's Happy Hour" Forward". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  2. ^ "Buster's Happy Hour - Buster Poindexter | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Popular music - Buster's Happy Hour by Buster Poindexter". Stereo Review. Vol. 59, no. 7. p. 84 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (1994-09-13). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  5. ^ "Buster Poindexter Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.


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